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Tuesday 24 April 2018

Drainage

Cochrane emerging from Marley Hill shed for its steam test
At East Tanfield, Bill digging ......
..... sawing ......
...... & picking his way to make a drainage channel
Steve is digging at the other side of the carriage shed
Dave knocking the pipe into the manhole.
Checking the manhole level
Steve, Rob & Dave adding more pea gravel as a bed around the drain
Dave sighting in the other manhole
Rob bedding a pipe run
Sawing to length
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
The pipe fall is found to be wrong
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Out comes the pipe & the bottom is adjusted
Rob checking that the correct fall can now now achieved
The pea gravel bed has been installed & the  fall is checked & ok
Another dig .....
..... to install a  duct for a water pipe to the end of the platform

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